Predictors of risk and benefit perception of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in regions with different stages of deployment

Seigo, Selma L׳Orange; Árvai, Joseph; Dohle, Simone; Siegrist, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.ijggc.2014.03.007

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“…Alternatively, they focus on either self-reported knowledge about hazards (or the conditions leading to them) or, on knowledge that is of little to no relevance to a hazard in question (Kahan et al, 2012). We have observed that, if objective and domainspecific knowledge is measured in a reliable and valid manner, the correlation between knowledge and perceived risks is strong across varied domains, including climate change (Shi, Visschers, Siegrist, & Arvai, 2016;van der Linden, 2015), vaccines (Zingg & Siegrist, 2012), carbon capture and storage (L'Orange Seigo, Arvai, Dohle, & Siegrist, 2014), and synthetic chemicals .…”

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Risk Perception: Reflections on 40 Years of Research

Siegrist¹,

2020

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Numerous studies and practical experiences with risk have demonstrated the importance of risk perceptions for people's behavior. In this narrative review, we describe and reflect upon some of the lines of research that we feel have been important in helping us understand the factors and processes that shape people's risk perceptions. In our review, we propose that much of the research on risk perceptions to date can be grouped according to three dominant perspectives and, thus, approaches to study design; they are: the characteristics of hazards, the characteristics of risk perceivers, and the application of heuristics to inform risk judgments. In making these distinctions, we also highlight what we see as outstanding challenges for researchers and practitioners. We also highlight a few new research questions that we feel warrant attention.

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Section: Knowledge and Reasoningmentioning

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Risk Perception: Reflections on 40 Years of Research

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2020

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“…It is anticipated that fossil fuels will continue to be the largest component of the global energy mix, but that CCS may be the only large-scale technological process to mitigate emissions through 2050. However, L'Orange Seigo et al (2014a) and CMC Research Institutes and Pembina Institute (2019) reported on limited knowledge about CCS in Canada, concluding that public education is necessary in support of informed decision making.…”

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An integrated risk assessment and management framework for carbon capture and storage: a Canadian perspective

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This concluding paper of the Special Issue on carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the Canadian context provides a brief overview of the findings from all contributions, followed by a description of the Canadian policy and regulatory backdrop for CCS at both the federal and provincial levels in active jurisdictions. An integrated risk management framework (IRMF) is proposed with reference to environmental and human health risk assessment and risk management frameworks published worldwide as well as risk management demonstrated in large scale Canadian CCS projects to date. Key features of the IRMF are the ten-step rational and transparent process, options to engage with and integrate wide-ranging government and non-government stakeholders on an ongoing basis, and incorporation of independent external review. The next generation of risk-based decision making is then applied to the IRMF for CCS.

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“…These declines are usually accompanied by growing public awareness of these technologies alongside social risk amplification [20,21]. Examples include nanotechnology [22], carbon capture and storage [23], atmospheric geoengineering [24], wastewater recycling [25], nuclear power [26], and nuclear waste disposal [27], among others. For each of these technologies, researchers and practitioners have argued that better risk communication could have helped to avoid the controversies about them that ensued.…”

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“…Specifically, different value orientations (e.g., altruism, biospherism, and egoism) have been shown to lead to different degrees of receptivity to pro-environmental behavior and technologies [46]. For example, those who ascribe strongly with altruistic (i.e., a high level of concern for others) and biospheric (i.e., a high level of concern for the natural environment) values compared to those with egoistic (i.e., a high level of concern for one's personal well-being) value orientations tend to exhibit more pro-environmental behaviors and tend to be more accepting of technologies and policies with high environmental benefits [23].…”

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Communicating the Risks and Benefits of Human Urine-Derived Fertilizer

2020

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Ensuring long-term access to nutrients needed for food production is a growing global challenge. Human urine diversion and recycling is a viable and energy-efficient means of recovering nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from wastewater. Before implementation, however, it is critical to understand how communicating differently about human urine-derived fertilizer may influence its public acceptance. This study tests how different strategies of communication (video compared to texts), as well as different amounts of information, impact public acceptance. We also explored how specific characteristics, such as age and education level, may impact the usefulness of the different strategies of communication. The results indicate that short and long videos are the most useful risk communication strategies, and age fully moderates this relationship. This research may serve as a jumping off point for future studies focused on how risk communication strategies may affect consumer acceptance of other emerging food technologies.

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Predictors of risk and benefit perception of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in regions with different stages of deployment

Cited by 63 publications

References 29 publications

Risk Perception: Reflections on 40 Years of Research

Risk Perception: Reflections on 40 Years of Research

An integrated risk assessment and management framework for carbon capture and storage: a Canadian perspective

Communicating the Risks and Benefits of Human Urine-Derived Fertilizer

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